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hamas does not recognize israel, israel does not recognize hamas. this is an issue that will be sorted out once the israelis decide to have peace with the whole of the palestinian people, not only with certain factions. >> as anderson said, he's not denying that. he's just offering the viewers some clarification on the language here. >> this is not the issue right now, don. the issue right now is an israeli military campaign that are killing hundreds of people and wounding hundreds of people in the gaza strip. innocent people are paying a price for a campaign that is being carried out by a military power, the most powerful country in the middle east, and this has to come to an end. everybody has the right to defend themselves, but an occupying power trying to s subjugate an entire population to its military rule and you want to deny the people, that's absurd. >> anderson, moments ago, another explosion. let's look. >> i don't know if you can hear that. that was another quite large explosion. relatively close to where i am. i'm not sure if that was i
hamas does not recognize israel, israel does not recognize hamas. this is an issue that will be sorted out once the israelis decide to have peace with the whole of the palestinian people, not only with certain factions. >> as anderson said, he's not denying that. he's just offering the viewers some clarification on the language here. >> this is not the issue right now, don. the issue right now is an israeli military campaign that are killing hundreds of people and wounding hundreds...
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this is a picture that hamas has put on its site on twitter. this is the hamas militants, brigades, showing a militant with a foot on what appears to be the head of an israeli soldier. and twitter has become an essential part of the fight for the public support in this battle world worldwide. >> thank you very much, josh. >>> egypt is sending aid to palestine, and cnn is there when a convoy of supplies crosses a border. that story is next. ♪ [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me, aarp, and aarp foundation in the drive to end hunger by visiting drivetoendhunger.org. >>> as israeli rockets continue to rain on gaza, 500 egyptian activists open the territory today through the city of raffa. demonstrators called on the egyptian government and other arab states to intervene to stop the offensive that started wednesday.
this is a picture that hamas has put on its site on twitter. this is the hamas militants, brigades, showing a militant with a foot on what appears to be the head of an israeli soldier. and twitter has become an essential part of the fight for the public support in this battle world worldwide. >> thank you very much, josh. >>> egypt is sending aid to palestine, and cnn is there when a convoy of supplies crosses a border. that story is next. ♪ [ gordon ] for some this line is a...
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most notably, the house of a -- the hamas the head of a hamas rocket unit. initially say had said they killed that man. they can't verify whether or not they did -- the local ambulance crews said that as many as ten civilians, women and children were inside the house at the time. the israelis do acknowledge that this man's family was in the house at the time. but they cannot confirm if he was there. israeli -- hitting some local journalists, they had called up some french journalists in advance of the strike, and told them to get out of the building, and they did evacuate, but some journalists did go back inside. there was a response to that, there's been a number of large explosions already this evening and we an fticipate in the hour ahead. >> what's the feeling you get of the atmosphere right now when you see people in gaza and you know it's going to be another long night there? >> it's obviously a very tense atmosphere, the streets are deserted not only at this time of night, but at this time of day, shops are closed, and you don't see the large number o
most notably, the house of a -- the hamas the head of a hamas rocket unit. initially say had said they killed that man. they can't verify whether or not they did -- the local ambulance crews said that as many as ten civilians, women and children were inside the house at the time. the israelis do acknowledge that this man's family was in the house at the time. but they cannot confirm if he was there. israeli -- hitting some local journalists, they had called up some french journalists in advance...
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hamas is leading the palestinian people to ruin, hamas must be seen to be a rogue regime. because it is under the palestinian national authority. >> i want to go back to something you said about the president's indifference. do you think it would behoove the president to get involved and trying to solve this crisis? is it even possible to find a solution in the next four years? that question is really asked of every president. >> i think you're absolutely right, from truman, if you want the history, to george bush, people talked about solving the crisis. president obama actually kind of turned away from the region, from the conflict. but now there is noise to do what he can do in the second administration, not the first. it always frustrates american presidents, and if the realities remain as they are, and again, the introduction of this hamas as an element. the hamas armed by the iranians. and hamas granting iran a beachhead in the mediterranean. >> i found it very interesting, when i was speaking, somebody who knows the region very well, our very own jim clancy, covering
hamas is leading the palestinian people to ruin, hamas must be seen to be a rogue regime. because it is under the palestinian national authority. >> i want to go back to something you said about the president's indifference. do you think it would behoove the president to get involved and trying to solve this crisis? is it even possible to find a solution in the next four years? that question is really asked of every president. >> i think you're absolutely right, from truman, if you...
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hamas is a very different story. they believe they're civilians are also along with the members of hamas and other militant groups. it doesn't really matter who is right or wrong. for the civilians, it feels like war here. it's dangerous situation. nobody is really out on the streets. only a few people trying to get a few things done like getting groceries. but most of the stores are shut. people are in their homes. people are mourning the 40 people who died and trying to deal with what really does feel like a full scale war and very worried about the fact there are so many soldiers on the israeli border waiting to possibly come in and start a ground war. gary? >> it stands to reason that things will get worse at night. it's become night in the last hour there in the middle east. is that what you're anticipating right now? >> reporter: yeah. i mean last night my partner and i went back to our hotel and after a few minutes, i mean it was just raining down the sounds of bombs were rattling the windows. you know, we ten
hamas is a very different story. they believe they're civilians are also along with the members of hamas and other militant groups. it doesn't really matter who is right or wrong. for the civilians, it feels like war here. it's dangerous situation. nobody is really out on the streets. only a few people trying to get a few things done like getting groceries. but most of the stores are shut. people are in their homes. people are mourning the 40 people who died and trying to deal with what really...
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some say there's a link between hamas and iran that's fractured because of the hamas's refusal to support them during the civil war. >> thank you very much. president obama won the popular vote on election day, but in king county, texas, only 3% of the county voted for obama. >> if you could tell barack obama to do one thing, what would you tell him? >> to resign. >> what is up with king county, texas? [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, now is a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand medicare and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with this type of plan, y
some say there's a link between hamas and iran that's fractured because of the hamas's refusal to support them during the civil war. >> thank you very much. president obama won the popular vote on election day, but in king county, texas, only 3% of the county voted for obama. >> if you could tell barack obama to do one thing, what would you tell him? >> to resign. >> what is up with king county, texas? [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, now is a good...
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hamas says israel is to blame. people live in fear of how close the attacks will come. listen to one man in gaza just last night. >> i fear my life is at risk by merely being out the streets. i literally felt i could lose my life at any moment. target i targeting israeli civilians, i might as well -- >> he was able to reconnect with us moments later. other nations are scrambling to try to get israel and hamas to take a step back. egypt's prime minister and president arrived in gaza today. a planned cease-fire for the visit never materialized while president mohamed morsi made it clear whose side egypt is on. >> translator: we support the people of gaza. we are with them in their trenches. what hurts them hurts us. and the blood that flows from their children is our blood too. >> so most of the west, including the united states sides with israel. a nation now on the brink of staging a ground assault. israel's deputy foreign minister told cnn this morning that would trigger that move. >> if we will see in the next 24
hamas says israel is to blame. people live in fear of how close the attacks will come. listen to one man in gaza just last night. >> i fear my life is at risk by merely being out the streets. i literally felt i could lose my life at any moment. target i targeting israeli civilians, i might as well -- >> he was able to reconnect with us moments later. other nations are scrambling to try to get israel and hamas to take a step back. egypt's prime minister and president arrived in gaza...
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provoking hamas. let's put things in proper perspective and let israel stop whining and stop talking about itself as victim and get rid of the legal occupation and go back to leaving in good neighborly relations as opposed to a free for all and a testing ground for its weapons. >> it's sad and a pitiful history that continues on. we thank you very much for joining us on our program. >> my pleasure, gary. >> many never dream superstorm sandy would be as bad as it was. so some let their pets behind. now a rescue effort is under way to help those who can't help themselves and how you can help. [ male announcer ] a european-inspired suspension, but not from germany. ♪ a powerful, fuel-efficient engine, but it's not from japan. ♪ it's a car like no other... inspired by a place like no other. introducing the all-new 2013 chevrolet malibu, our greatest malibu ever. ♪ maybe you want to incorporate a business. or protect your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like the help of an attorney. at
provoking hamas. let's put things in proper perspective and let israel stop whining and stop talking about itself as victim and get rid of the legal occupation and go back to leaving in good neighborly relations as opposed to a free for all and a testing ground for its weapons. >> it's sad and a pitiful history that continues on. we thank you very much for joining us on our program. >> my pleasure, gary. >> many never dream superstorm sandy would be as bad as it was. so some...
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i don't think the egyptians or hamas should be under any delusions here, if hamas rockets continue to be fired into israel, israelis have the responsibility to protect their population. >> egypt has reached out to president obama and the united states saying help us stop the violence there. so, ken, the united states is going to get sucked into this, regardless? >> no, i don't think the united states is going to get sucked in. they've provided weapons and air dome to prevent rockets from coming in. i think the united states is much more interested in what impact will hamas' success or failure have upon the rest of the region. here, we have to think about jordan and king abdullah's instability. i think we worry about insurgencies in general, hezbollah and hamas. hezbollah, if it felt that hamas was successful, would it start something from the north? and i think israel, over the broader perspective, is very interested in being sure that hamas is put back on its heels and not able to attack israel. that becomes very important for israel in the long run if it decides some time in the fut
i don't think the egyptians or hamas should be under any delusions here, if hamas rockets continue to be fired into israel, israelis have the responsibility to protect their population. >> egypt has reached out to president obama and the united states saying help us stop the violence there. so, ken, the united states is going to get sucked into this, regardless? >> no, i don't think the united states is going to get sucked in. they've provided weapons and air dome to prevent rockets...
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hamas, that is. today, palestinians carried his body through the streets on the way to his funeral and as they mourn israeli forces are giving the play by play of their offensive on the israeli defense forces website reporting the spot under attack are hamas missile launch sites and israel is not just taking out the launchers. its teams are detonating rockets in the air. take a look. >> israel says it's responding to what's been calling the raining of bombs by hamas on israeli areas that border gaza. >> no government would tolerate a situation where nearly a fifth of its people live under a constant barrage of rockets and missile fire. and israel will not tolerate this situation. this is why my government is instructed the israeli defense forces to conduct surgical strikes against the terrorist infrastructure in gaza. >> cnn's sara sidner is live for us in gaza city. we are hearing report that is a rocket hit tel aviv. is that right? >> reporter: well, look. we are hearing the same thing. but that ha
hamas, that is. today, palestinians carried his body through the streets on the way to his funeral and as they mourn israeli forces are giving the play by play of their offensive on the israeli defense forces website reporting the spot under attack are hamas missile launch sites and israel is not just taking out the launchers. its teams are detonating rockets in the air. take a look. >> israel says it's responding to what's been calling the raining of bombs by hamas on israeli areas that...
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and so we expect to see a real reaction from hamas. they have already said that israel has now opened the gates of hell on itself after this targeted attack. now, israel responded, we just spoke with the military spokesperson from israel, who said, look, we are readying ourselves. we have not determined whether or not we are going to start a ground war as well. we do know, though, that there have been targeted air strikes, more than 30 of them, throughout this evening, and we also are hearing that there is fire coming from israeli ships that are in the mediterranean off of gaza. >> and, sara, not to minimize the rocket attacks into israel, but why have the israelis reacted to strongly to this particular series of strikes? >> reporter: well, it is in their estimation that they haven't been acting strongly. it is their estimation that after getting 100 plus rockets coming into southern israel and targeting specifically civilians, they're saying, look, we're returning fire but doing it in a very targeted, specific way, looking for specifi
and so we expect to see a real reaction from hamas. they have already said that israel has now opened the gates of hell on itself after this targeted attack. now, israel responded, we just spoke with the military spokesperson from israel, who said, look, we are readying ourselves. we have not determined whether or not we are going to start a ground war as well. we do know, though, that there have been targeted air strikes, more than 30 of them, throughout this evening, and we also are hearing...
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hamas who controls the gaza strip announced shortly after the attack in the sinai that sunday before last it would close down all of the tunnels down, and on the egyptian side, the sinai side, the egyptian government says they want to bring in the bulldozers and shut the tunnels from that end, but it is like a swiss cheese underneath the ground between sinai and gaza, and there are 1,500 or 1,600 tunnels and all of them controlled by hamas who taxes the goods that come through, as you say mostly fuel, construction materials, and also weapons which of course they don't tax. household goods as well. if you go down to the markets now, people say that the prices are gone up 30% or 40%, and eid is coming up, the feast of ramadan and they can't afford the things that they want for their families because of the blockage. suzanne, we went down there today but it seems some nominal activity and some of the tunnels are operating, because we did see cement coming through for example. a little bit of activity. >> who would be hurt if the tunnels were shutdown, who would suffer? >> well, the peop
hamas who controls the gaza strip announced shortly after the attack in the sinai that sunday before last it would close down all of the tunnels down, and on the egyptian side, the sinai side, the egyptian government says they want to bring in the bulldozers and shut the tunnels from that end, but it is like a swiss cheese underneath the ground between sinai and gaza, and there are 1,500 or 1,600 tunnels and all of them controlled by hamas who taxes the goods that come through, as you say...
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this strike on a car that killed the chief of hamas' military. now the two sides have fired dozens of rockets at one another. israel claims its defending its cities, following ongoing rocket attacks by palestinian militants. israel's military says it's targeting 100 sites across gaza. i know, youf heard this all before. this time it's different. because egypt is not happy with with israel. it's already reached out to president obama and told him, we must put an end to this aggression. sarah seidner is in the region and has the latest for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. yes, the number of those who have been killed during this escalation, fighting between gaza and israels had now risen. three people in israel inside an apartment building killed from a rocket attack sent from gaza, from hamas, the government here. we're now learning that 15 people have been killed here in total today, here in gaza, including nine militants, several children and a pregnant woman. what's happening now is off and on, we are hearing air
this strike on a car that killed the chief of hamas' military. now the two sides have fired dozens of rockets at one another. israel claims its defending its cities, following ongoing rocket attacks by palestinian militants. israel's military says it's targeting 100 sites across gaza. i know, youf heard this all before. this time it's different. because egypt is not happy with with israel. it's already reached out to president obama and told him, we must put an end to this aggression. sarah...
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with hezbollah rockets aimed from the north and hamas rockets aimed from the south, with much of the middle east in tumult. with iran bent on nuclear arms, america's vocal and demonstrative aid is critical. when israel is most in doubt america's must be most secure. america's commitment to israel must be most secure. when the decision was before him in 1948, president harry truman decided without hesitation that united states would be the first country to recognize the state of israel. from that moment to this, we've been the most natural of allies, but our alliance runs deeper than the designs of strategy or the weighing of interests. the story of how america, a nation still so new to the world by the standards of this ancient region, rose up to become a dear friend of the people of israel is among the finest and most hopeful in our nation's history. different as our paths have been, we see the same qualities in one another. israel and america are in many respects reflections of one another. we both believe in democracy, in the right of every people to select their leaders and choos
with hezbollah rockets aimed from the north and hamas rockets aimed from the south, with much of the middle east in tumult. with iran bent on nuclear arms, america's vocal and demonstrative aid is critical. when israel is most in doubt america's must be most secure. america's commitment to israel must be most secure. when the decision was before him in 1948, president harry truman decided without hesitation that united states would be the first country to recognize the state of israel. from...
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we've also heard reports of a car bomb in hama province. and as you mentioned shelling throughout the country. different provinces. the death toll today according to opposition activists up to 35. let's talk for a moment about tremseh. we know earlier the u.n. observer mission suspended in syria on june 15th, they actually made it to the town. but the last we heard was that the residents of the town did not want them coming in if they were going to be accompanied by syrian regime forces. the syrian regime forces are saying they have to accompany the u.n. observers into that town to defend the delegation. but the residents of that town according to the activist we're speaking with are saying they're not going to let those observers in to investigate unless they are not accompanied by the regime forces. randi. >> then you have the syrian opposition looking to remove kofi annan as a special envoy. he's been trying all these months to get a cease fire. what are they so angry about? >> reporter: they're angry, randi, because they say that ever s
we've also heard reports of a car bomb in hama province. and as you mentioned shelling throughout the country. different provinces. the death toll today according to opposition activists up to 35. let's talk for a moment about tremseh. we know earlier the u.n. observer mission suspended in syria on june 15th, they actually made it to the town. but the last we heard was that the residents of the town did not want them coming in if they were going to be accompanied by syrian regime forces. the...
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new video out of hama, a humanitarian crisis brewing for refugees who escaped the fighting and taken shelter in neighboring countries. actress and u.n. ambassador a angan angan angly jolie. sara sidner has this report. >> reporter: angly na jolie in tents who have come over from syria, syrian ref fu gees. anjelina talking about one of her experiences she had when she went to the border with syria. she said it was an extraordinary experience seeing people come over the boarder and become refugees for the very first time. but what touched her the most were the children and the devastating stories she heard from the children. >> as a mother certainly the amount of innocent children that are reported dead, the amount of innocent children i've met here who are wounded and unaccompanied with their parents being kill and had now they're on their own, it's impossible to imagine any mother standing by and not stepping up and doing something to prevent this. >> reporter: now, of course one of the reasons she is here and here representing u.n. hdr is because unhdr wants to focus the world atten
new video out of hama, a humanitarian crisis brewing for refugees who escaped the fighting and taken shelter in neighboring countries. actress and u.n. ambassador a angan angan angly jolie. sara sidner has this report. >> reporter: angly na jolie in tents who have come over from syria, syrian ref fu gees. anjelina talking about one of her experiences she had when she went to the border with syria. she said it was an extraordinary experience seeing people come over the boarder and become...
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this location is about 55 kilometers northwest of hama, with the ruins here dating back to the romans and byzantine periods, and the site is known for its ancient columns. the looters took the treasures, selling them. and then there is the older city of aleppo, known for culture and development, and home to the oldest culture in the world, dating back to the 12th century. last week, that market was burned during fierce fighting. precious, ancient treasures, that belong to the world, not just to syria, once preserved and admired. now, some gone forever, destroyed by war. cnn. >>> how much do you need the internet? if being without the web makes you feel a little anxious, well, you may have a mental illness. we'll discuss next. like parmesan crusted shrimp just $14.99. i'm ryan isabell and i sea food differently. is the same frequent heartburn treatment as prilosec otc. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted
this location is about 55 kilometers northwest of hama, with the ruins here dating back to the romans and byzantine periods, and the site is known for its ancient columns. the looters took the treasures, selling them. and then there is the older city of aleppo, known for culture and development, and home to the oldest culture in the world, dating back to the 12th century. last week, that market was burned during fierce fighting. precious, ancient treasures, that belong to the world, not just to...
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problems and knowing that there are palestinians and he will refer to the palestinians, for example, hamas and gaza and others who are unwilling to accept israel under any conditions and having said that, there will be other palestinians who presumably will be ready to start the peace process and see if anything can happen down the road. as you know, ashley, all of us that covered this area and you and i were in israel covering the story ten years ago, you know, this is a problem for a long time, presumably a problem for a long time down the road, and the point i think that romney is trying to make is he will try to do something about it as the obama administration for all practical purposes at least now seems to have given up on it. >> yeah. and videotape becomes problematic for democrats and republicans alike. anybody on the campaign trail will tell you they have to be very careful. you can't just etch-a-sketch constantly no matter what party you belong to. stand by. i want to bring in chris lawrence also standing by and watching what we're about to hear very carefully. obviously afghani
problems and knowing that there are palestinians and he will refer to the palestinians, for example, hamas and gaza and others who are unwilling to accept israel under any conditions and having said that, there will be other palestinians who presumably will be ready to start the peace process and see if anything can happen down the road. as you know, ashley, all of us that covered this area and you and i were in israel covering the story ten years ago, you know, this is a problem for a long...
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unbreakable and then i went down to the border towns, which had experienced missiles raining down from hamas. and i saw families there who showed me where missiles had come down near their children's bedrooms and i was reminded of what that would mean if those were my kids which is why, as president we funded an iron dome program to stop those missiles. that's how i've use made travels. when i travelled to israel and when i traveled to the region, and the central question, at this point, is going to be, who's going to be credible to all parties involved and they can look at my track record, whether it's iran sanctions, whether it's dealing and with counterterrorism, whether it's supporting democracy, whether it's supporting women's rights, whether it's supporting religious minorities and they can say the president of the united states and the united states of america stood on right side of history. and that kind of credibility is precisely why we've been able to show leadership on a wide range of issues facing the world right now. and these come together, one thing you can depend on is that
unbreakable and then i went down to the border towns, which had experienced missiles raining down from hamas. and i saw families there who showed me where missiles had come down near their children's bedrooms and i was reminded of what that would mean if those were my kids which is why, as president we funded an iron dome program to stop those missiles. that's how i've use made travels. when i travelled to israel and when i traveled to the region, and the central question, at this point, is...
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nan initiative, more than 300 people have been killed and if you look to what is happening today in hama, some small villages are attacked indiscriminately with the support of the military aircraft and more than 100 people were killed under the rubble of their houses, so i think it is getting very, very worse. >> what do you think will happen tuesday? that is the date that the cease fire is supposed to go into effect. >> well, basically the regime is not capable technically of accepting anything which is close to cease fire because the only once r one solution to the crisis since it erupted which is the military solution. if the regime accept at any stage some kind of cease fire, that means millions of people in the situation will creep into the squares of the syrian cities and towns and means the regime will fall down. i think the regime is just buying time in hope that in the future he will be able to empty the initiative. >> thank you very much. appreciate that. >> my pleasure. >>> we're going in focus to the unemployment crisis in the u.s. good news came in a new jobs report and didn
nan initiative, more than 300 people have been killed and if you look to what is happening today in hama, some small villages are attacked indiscriminately with the support of the military aircraft and more than 100 people were killed under the rubble of their houses, so i think it is getting very, very worse. >> what do you think will happen tuesday? that is the date that the cease fire is supposed to go into effect. >> well, basically the regime is not capable technically of...
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this online video is said to show an anti-government rally in the city of hama. an opposition group says at least a dozen people were killed today, including two children. new report from human rights watch says syrian security forces tortured and detained children as well as adults. >>> secretary of defense leon panetta believes that israel has a reason to attack iran and might actually do it soon. he told reporters in brussels he thinks that israel wants to destroy iran's nuclear capabilities before a so-called immunity period this spring. former cia officer told cnn why israel might be inclined to go it alone. >> right now they are saying you have left us in the lurch, we have a dangerous iran, we can't predict it and even getting the knowledge is enough to scare the israelis and they have a completely different mentality from ours. >> iranian officials, they are responding strongly to israel's threat. a lot more on that in just a few minutes. >>> more now on the big jobs report. january just released today, the news better than expected. labor department says
this online video is said to show an anti-government rally in the city of hama. an opposition group says at least a dozen people were killed today, including two children. new report from human rights watch says syrian security forces tortured and detained children as well as adults. >>> secretary of defense leon panetta believes that israel has a reason to attack iran and might actually do it soon. he told reporters in brussels he thinks that israel wants to destroy iran's nuclear...
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the people have spoken, and as we saw with the election in gaza, hamas won. you can't pick the winner. so they're going to have to do business with these guys but it will be a very different kind of business. the u.s. probably is going to be preferring shafiq to win this election because at least he's kind of a security blanket in the way, they know what they're going to get. >> how confident are you that the military is actually going to allow either one of these leaders to take the reins and actually become the president? >> that's a good question. it's a very good question because as we have discussed before, there's no constitution written yet. the presidential powers are not even written.it it's a job without a job description. if the muslim brotherhood candidate wins, the military will not be pleased. it will be interesting. they say they're going to hand over power july 1st. how much power will they hand over? how much power will the pl president get? if shafiq wins? he was in the army, i'm sure they'll work together just fine. that's not great for the
the people have spoken, and as we saw with the election in gaza, hamas won. you can't pick the winner. so they're going to have to do business with these guys but it will be a very different kind of business. the u.s. probably is going to be preferring shafiq to win this election because at least he's kind of a security blanket in the way, they know what they're going to get. >> how confident are you that the military is actually going to allow either one of these leaders to take the...
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, suzanne, earlier this week in the capital in damascus itself, in the heart of the capital, in the hama dea historic bizarre where there were row after row of shops. this is very important because what we're seeing is that silent business community that has perhaps stayed on the fence and not broken with the regime or joined the opposition who are showing their displeasure and this is an important psychological blow to the government which has tried to prove it can maintain security and life as usual in the main cities while who knows what fighting is raging in the hinderlan hinderlands. this shows the grip on the cities is shrinking and it is a big blow to the regime and shows that it is faltering right now and that the s u.n. i merchant class is showing displeasure we have been hearing reports lard to con if i remember from outside that security forces are going around trying to force the shop keepers to open up just to try to restore that image of life as usual on the ground. >> thank you very much. got a war on both fronts there. the economic front as well as the violence that it ta
, suzanne, earlier this week in the capital in damascus itself, in the heart of the capital, in the hama dea historic bizarre where there were row after row of shops. this is very important because what we're seeing is that silent business community that has perhaps stayed on the fence and not broken with the regime or joined the opposition who are showing their displeasure and this is an important psychological blow to the government which has tried to prove it can maintain security and life...